How to score an internship with one of your heroes (like Gary V)–before launching your startup
I love stories of success, but I’m also one of the few people who’s fascinated by stories of failure.
Joining me today is an entrepreneur who’s had both. He had a company that didn’t work out so well, so he gave up everything, which turns out wasn’t that much. And then he said, “You know what? I’m just going to travel.”
He ended up in India and he’s now teaching Indian developers how to code and then helping them get work. And get this, they’re not paying him to learn until he places them in a job. I want to find out how he built this company.
Andrew Linfoot is co-founder of Pesto, an intensive training program to help software entrepreneurs in India break into international tech careers.
Andrew Linfoot is co-founder of Pesto, an intensive training program to help software entrepreneurs in India break into international tech careers.
Andrew W: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner, I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And people keep looking for interesting stories for me because they know that I love entrepreneurship, and I love stories of success, but I’m also one of the few people who’s just fascinated by stories of failure when things don’t work out.
Joining me today is an entrepreneur who’s had both, he had a company, didn’t work out so well, gave up everything, or lost everything, which turns out wasn’t that much. But he lost it all. And then he said, “You know what? I’m just going to travel.” Somehow he ended up in India with a business that he created in India, where he’s now teaching Indian developers how to code and then helping them get work. And get this, they’re not paying him to learn until he places them in a job. And even then, they...
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